MALAYSIA faces a difficult reality. Our energy demand is climbing year after year. As our economy grows, so does the appetite for power. It is no longer just homes and factories drawing electricity. The dawn of artificial intelligence (AI) and its rapid expansion have accelerated the growth of power-consuming AI data centres.
At the same time, the climate clock is ticking. Malaysia has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. These are ambitious targets, and rightly so, because the cost of inaction is already visible. Floods, heatwaves, and shifting weather patterns are no longer distant warnings but lived realities for Malaysians today.
